A British athlete released a video on his social network service (SNS) of making a dent every time he pressed his leg with his finger. It turned out that this was due to ‘cellulitis’.
According to the New York Post on the 20th (local time), male Lawrence Okoye (31), who is currently active as a British Olympian, shared a video of pressing his leg with his fingers on the video platform ‘TikTok’ in December of last year. The video recorded about 8.5 million views.
In the video, he urged people to be careful, saying “This is nasty”. In the released video, the skin dented with each press of his shin with his finger. The infiltrated skin continued to dig for several seconds during the filming of the video.
Okoye said her skin felt as if it were made of “play-doh.” In response, netizens speculated that he might have heart disease, liver disease, diabetes, or cancer, and responded by telling him to go to the hospital.
Okoye revealed about two weeks later that he was diagnosed with cellulitis. He said, “Bacteria entered the wound caused by a leg injury a few weeks ago,” and “I received treatment, and the holes in my leg no longer exist.”
Cellulitis is one of the acute bacterial infections of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. It is most often caused by bacteria such as hemolytic streptococcus type A and Staphylococcus aureus. Areas affected by bacteria are characterized by erythema, warmth, swelling, and tenderness. Chills, fever, headache, loss of appetite, etc. may also appear. Blisters and pus may appear in the infected area.
In order to prevent this, it is important to treat athlete’s foot or sores between the toes immediately and prevent injury to the legs.
Source: Donga
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